An Invitation to a

Symposium

        to be held on

21^st 23^rd November 2008

at Grove House, Sellindge, Kent

in company with

Professors Indra Nath and Usha Choudhuri

At this time of turmoil and fear, when the urge for self protection at the expense of others is strengthening throughout our communities, it seems the right time for people of goodwill to meet together. Hence this invitation to join with us at Grove House for a weekend Symposium which will be led by our good and distinguished friends from India, Professors Indra Nath and Usha Choudhuri. Both have been recently honoured and commended in India for their contributions to the understanding of Bengali and Sanscrit language and literature.

Our subject arises from a Conference in Kolkata last November when we and our Indian hosts explored a theme that sought to provoke the religious and spiritual traditions to meet the challenge of the contemporary scientific materialism that is rife throughout our culture and is typified by the financial drama playing at the moment.

One question which arose at the Conference was that if we are more than a lump of earth and water floating in an empty universe then what exactly are we? This connection with the eternal questions: "Who am I?" "What am I?" "Where am I and what on Earth am I supposed to be doing?" leads us beyond the ephemera of an agitated world towards a profound eternal dimension where experience, attention and observation count for more than do theories and speculations.

The weekend Symposium will be held at Grove House beginning on Friday evening  21^rd November and finishing Sunday afternoon, 23rd November 2008.  The programme has been devised to encourage delegates to attend for the whole weekend. Where that is difficult it will be possible to attend on Saturday or Sunday. Some B&B accommodation is available at Grove House and B&B can also be arranged locally.

The fee for the weekend including lunches and dinners is £60. The charge for one day, including lunch, is £30. For further details refer to the Conference introduction (click here) or contact Ronald and Angela Lello by phone or email:

  Grove House, Sellindge, Kent  01303 813 140

email: Ronald@millenniumtrust.co.uk

Please also notify Ronald or Angela Lello in advance of any dietary requirements including vegetarian or culinary herbs, traditional and Indian spices, ginger or nuts that you either avoid or cannot eat.  We have no objection to alcohol. Thank you.